&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:HU_Humberto_Sep_13_2007_AQUA_MODIS.png) Hurricane Humberto at peak intensity while making landfall in Texas, early on September 13 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 12, 2007 |
| Dissipated | September 14, 2007 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 90 mph (150 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 985 mbar (hPa); 29.09 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 indirect |
| Damage | $50 million (2007 USD) |
| Areas affected | Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Humberto was a Category 1 hurricane that formed and intensified faster than any other North Atlantic tropical cyclone on record, before landfall. The eighth named storm and third hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, Humberto developed on September 12, 2007, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The tropical cyclone rapidly strengthened and struck High Island, Texas, with winds of about 90 mph (140 km/h) early on September 13. It steadily weakened after moving ashore, and on September 14, Humberto began dissipating over northwestern Georgia as it interacted with an approaching cold front.
Damage was fairly light, estimated at $50 million (2007 USD). Precipitation peaked at 14.13 inches (359 mm), while wind gusts to 85 mph (137 km/h) were reported. The heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, which damaged or destroyed dozens of homes, and closed several highways. Trees and power lines were downed, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. The hurricane caused one fatality in the State of Texas. Additionally, as the storm progressed inland, rainfall was reported throughout the Southeast United States.